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The sketch plan is intended to reflect the general intentions of the developer with regard to layout of lots, streets and utilities. It is also intended to provide a worksheet for discussion and revision. The sketch plan shall be made at a maximum scale of one inch equals one hundred feet. The sheet size shall be eighteen inches by twenty-four inches. The sketch plan shall contain the following information:
1. Name, address and phone number of the applicant and owner;
2. Date of preparation, scale and north arrow;
3. Existing and proposed land use and zoning;
4. Proposed lot locations and sizes;
5. Major street and utility extensions;
6. Proposed layout of internal streets and utilities;
7. Adjacent existing street and utility layout;
8. Adjacent land uses and zoning;
9. Vicinity sketch;
10. 100-year flood elevation data.
1. The sketch plan, in its final form, along with supporting documents, if any, shall be submitted to the Commission for its recommendation and report.
2. The City Engineering Department, after reviewing the submittal, shall prepare a report and forward its recommendations to the Commission.
3. Waivers of the subdivision regulations may only be granted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the Commission. In granting such variances and modifications, the Commission may require such conditions as will, in its judgment, secure substantially the objectives of the requirements so varied or modified. The Council may only approve the requested waivers or variations upon recommendation by the Commission.
The final plat shall conform substantially to the sketch plan as approved and, if desired by the subdivider, it may constitute only that portion of the approved sketch plan which the subdivider proposes to record and develop at that time; provided, however, such portion shall conform to all requirements of the regulations set forth in this chapter. Subsequent final plats covering the remaining portions of the sketch plan shall be submitted within 24 months. Council may approve extensions upon recommendation of the Commission.
If the developer wishes preliminary approval of the final plat prior to the preparation of such plat, the developer may submit a preliminary plat to the Commission for approval. Such preliminary plat need only contain the information required under Section 200.17 of this chapter. A final plat which conforms substantially to the preliminary plat shall be approved by the Commission within 30 days after application for approval of such final plat, if such plat is submitted within 24 months from the date of approval of the preliminary plat. The final plat shall be approved by the Council within 20 days of the date of its approval by the Commission.
The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat as approved, and, if desired by the subdivider, may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which he proposes to record and develop at the time; provided, however, that such portion conforms to all requirements of the regulations set forth in this chapter. Subsequent final plats covering the remaining portions of the preliminary plat shall be submitted within 24 months of the date of approval of the preliminary plat.
Fourteen copies of the preliminary plat and two copies of the supplementary material may be filed with the Commission, with written application for approval, at least fifteen days prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered. The Clerk of the Commission shall submit a copy of the preliminary plat to the following:
1. City Public Utility Department; Water, Wastewater and Streets Departments;
2. City Fire and Police Departments;
3. The Building Inspection Department;
4. School Superintendent;
5. Parks Department;
6. Utility franchise holders.
The Commission shall study the preliminary plat and other materials for conformity thereof to the regulations set forth in this chapter. The Commission may confer with the subdivider on changes deemed advisable and the kind and extent of such improvements to be made by the subdivider. The Commission shall approve or reject such plat within 45 days after the date of submission thereof to the Commission. If the Commission does not act within 45 days, the preliminary plat shall be deemed to be approved; provided, however, the subdivider may agree to an extension of the time for a period not to exceed 60 days.
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